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Rhode Island Arrests Follow Shoot Death May 05, 2013
Two Bronx men wanted for questioning in a teenage boy's shooting death have been arrested in Rhode Island, police said. Eric Landron and Raul Pacheco are scheduled to go before a Cumberland, R.I., district court judge on Monday and then be extradited to ... (The Wall Street Journal)

Tests on mystery drug due back May 14, 2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island's Health Department says it should know this week what caused the death of 10 people who apparently injected some type of intravenous drug in March and April. Heath Director Michael Fine has said he ... (WPRI)

Rhode Island to honor executed WWII pilot May 10, 2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A pilot who was shot down and executed during World War II will be honored in Rhode Island nearly 70 years after his death. State Rep. Peter Martin is the sponsor of a resolution recognizing the service of Robert Thorpe ... (Army Times)

New Bedford man's death in RI ruled a homicide May 13, 2013
An ambulance took Bettencourt to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, where he died Saturday afternoon, police said. The case remains under investigation and an autopsy is scheduled to determine the cause of death. Capt. Steven Vicente of New ... (South Coast Today)

RI estate lawyer wants death fraud plea tossed May 11, 2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An estate planning lawyer who pleaded guilty to using the identities of terminally ill patients to illegally obtain tens of millions of dollars is set to ask a judge if he can change his plea back to not guilty. (Boston.com)

Illegal alien charged in death of 6-year-old boy in Rhode Island May 06, 2013
On Sunday, police in Providence arrested Andres Morales, 39, after he reportedly struck 6-year-old Derrick Johnson with his pickup truck. Family members said Derrick Johnson's mother was dropping off the kindergartner at his aunt's house on Rosedale St. so ... (examiner.com)

Taylor Swift reportedly buys Rhode Island mansion May 07, 2013
Miley Cyrus receives regular death threats from fans of fellow singers Taylor Swift ... PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have climbed 6 cents in the past week. The latest survey by AAA Southern New England released Monday shows ... (I4U NEWS)

28-foot-long basking shark washes ashore in Rhode Island; necropsy to determine cause of death April 28, 2013
WESTERLY, R.I. — A 28-foot-long dead basking shark has washed ashore on a Rhode Island beach. The Day of New London (Conn.) reports that a homeowner in the Misquamicut (mis-KWA’-mih-cut) beach area of Westerly reported the shark to police on Sunday ... (Washington Post)

Woman cheats death to receive double lung transplant May 08, 2013
Her doctor blamed it on being overweight, but losing weight didn’t help. Two years later, in 2006, Perrotta, a divorced mother of two teenagers who lives in Rhode Island, saw a pulmonologist, who diagnosed her with pulmonary hypertension ... (FOX News)

Dead Basking Shark Settles on Rhode Island Waterfront, Aquarium Investigates Cause of Death April 29, 2013
Along Misquamicut State Beach in Rhode Island, a twenty-eight foot-long dead basking shark settled on the sandy coastline. The animal's carcass compelled the local Mystic Aquarium to investigate, who have in turn organized a necropsy with the ... (Latinospost)
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